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Maryland can improve upon its proposal for a mileage-based user fee program
Maryland has a major transportation funding shortfall, and mileage-based user fees are one potential solution.
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Senate Bill 6129 would undermine tobacco harm reduction in Washington
Senate Bill 6129 would effectively undermine the financial incentives that could encourage Washington's smokers to switch to safer nicotine alternatives.
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Michigan’s “Kids Over Clicks” bills would replace parental oversight with government rules
The “Kids Over Clicks” package would create a vast web of regulatory controls that would degrade the overall user experience online.
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Improving educational opportunity through Maryland Senate Bill 350
This bill would empower families to match their children with schools that best fit their needs, expanding educational opportunities for Maryland's students.
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Virginia’s proposed cannabis labor peace mandate violates federal law
House Bill 642 would unconstitutionally usurp the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board to govern private-sector labor relations.
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Washington’s companion chatbot bill leaves important details open-ended
Reasonably attainable burdens of proof require clearly defined, testable, and objective requirements based on concrete product features.
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New York’s proposed nicotine pouch tax would undermine public health
New York’s policies should encourage safer alternatives to cigarettes, not penalize them.
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Wisconsin should recognize safer nicotine alternatives when crafting state policy
Safer nicotine alternatives to cigarettes represent one of the most significant opportunities to reduce smoking-related death and disease.
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Utah House Bill 528 would significantly improve open enrollment transparency
Unlike other states with strong open enrollment laws, Utah currently does not collect open enrollment data or publish it at the state level.
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Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on accelerating the adoption and use of artificial intelligence as part of clinical care
Regulatory uncertainty creates a significant barrier to innovation and adoption of artificial intelligence in clinical care.
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Wisconsin Assembly Bill 962 offers constitutionally troubling approach to online youth safety
Wisconsin should pursue solutions that empower parents to protect kids online without undermining personal privacy or security.
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Pennsylvania House Bill 78 would protect consumer information and privacy, but needs reform
House Bill 78 should be amended to raise the applicability thresholds so they match the upper threshold common in other states.
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Maryland’s proposed deepfake criminalization threatens the First Amendment
House Bill 145 seeks to criminalize AI content based on subjectively defined terms such as election-related “deepfakes."
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Protecting Virginia’s kids online shouldn’t sacrifice privacy and free speech
Virginia should look to solutions that empower parents to protect their kids online without undermining personal privacy or security.
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Strengthening Michigan’s open enrollment program through House Bill 5310
House Bill 5310 refines Michigan’s open enrollment program and would implement excellent transparency provisions at the state and local levels.
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A cigarette tax increase would undermine Nebraska’s fiscal stability and harm consumers
Rather than punishing smokers with higher taxes, Nebraska should focus on ensuring access to safer alternatives and evidence-based cessation support.
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Nebraska bill would undermine public health by taxing safer nicotine alternatives
Nebraska Legislative Bill 1238 would undermine public health by discouraging adults who want to make healthier nicotine choices.
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Alabama House Bill 173 could keep adults from privately browsing online
If this bill is implemented, all users in Alabama would only be able to access the child-focused experience of a platform until they verify their ages.